Andrew Stevenson (rower)

Herb Stevenson
Personal information
Birth name Andrew Stevenson
Born (1957-12-07) 7 December 1957
Sport
Sport Rowing

Andrew Stevenson (born 7 December 1957), also known as Herb Stevenson, is a former New Zealand rower.[1]

At the 1982 World Rowing Championships at Rotsee, Switzerland, he won a Gold medal with the New Zealand eight in seat three.[2] At the 1983 World Rowing Championships at Wedau in Duisburg, Germany, he won a Gold medal with the New Zealand eight in seat two.[3]

In 1982, the 1982 rowing eight crew was named sportsman of the year.[4] The 1982 team was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame in 1995.[5] In 1986 he won a silver medal in the coxless four at the Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh in a boat with Shane O'Brien, Neil Gibson, and Don Symon. He also won a bronze medal with the men's eight.[6]

References

  1. "Andrew Stevenson". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  2. "Men's Eight - Final". FISA. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  3. "Men's Eight - Final". FISA. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  4. "1980's [sic]". Halberg Awards. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  5. "Eight, 1982". New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 13 January 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  6. "Edinburgh 1986 Commonwealth Games". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
Awards
Preceded by
Allison Roe
New Zealand Sportsman of the Year
1982
With: Tony Brook, George Keys, Les O'Connell, Dave Rodger, Mike Stanley, Chris White, Roger White-Parsons, Andy Hay
Succeeded by
Chris Lewis


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